FinancialCyclesWeekly – Performance Report Can you really make money using financial astrology? Of course you can! It takes some skill, some market savvy, and the willingness to dedicate yourself to the hard work of conscious trading, but the astrological approach can be a real winner in both bull market and bear market conditions. The Financial Cycles Model Portfolio is a real-world application of the astrological trading theories that we explore in FinancialCyclesWeekly. Each week in FinancialCyclesWeekly, readers can track the current performance of our astrologically-based stock selections. Like any effective trading system, the Model Portfolio involves losing trades as well as winning trades. Taken as a whole, however, this astrological approach to market consistentily produces profitable results. Here's how our Model Portfolio performed during the last two calendar years:   2003   During 2003 we had a total of 176 completed trades, with 99 winners and 77 losers bringing us a total net profit of $51,717.00. The largest profit for a single trade was $9,240.00; the largest single-trade loss was $1,170.00; the average profit per trade was $293.85. The mean duration of our trades was 10.1 trading days.   2002   During 2002 we had a total of 195 completed trades, with 119 winners, 74 losers, and 2 break-even trades bringing us a total net profit of $50,956.00. The largest profit for a single trade was $5,100.00; the largest single-trade loss was $1,055.00; the average profit per trade was $261.31. The mean duration of our trades was 12.7 trading days. For more current information about the performance of the Financial Cycles Model Portfolio, take a look at some recent issues of FinancialCyclesWeekly in our free Archive on this website. For the latest news on the most recent active trading in the Financial Cycles Model Portfolio, go to the up-to-the-minute reports on our News page. Please note that, as with any trading system, past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you are considering getting involved in astro-trading yourself, please take a moment to read our complete disclaimer.